LADIES COLUMN.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144051, 22 March 1913, Page 5

LADIES COLUMN.

(By Sister Ann.,

OF LOCAL INTEREST. Mr, and Mrs. and Miss M'Donald, of Okoke, are at present at the Mountain House. Miss Strachan, of New Plymouth, reached Wellington on Thursday (reports the N.Z. 'limes), and will stay at Balmoral, whore she will la; joined by Mrs. Strachan, who is leaving for England by the Arawa. In spite of her long list of successes, Mrs. Kendal, the famous actress, it is stated, does not think much ,of the stage as a profession for women. In her outspoken way she has said that "to ■succeed on the stage a woman must have the epidermis of a rhinoceros, the strength of a man, and the feelings of a graven image.” , Her first appearance on the stage was at the mature age of two. ‘'The legend is,” she has confessed, "that I appeared as a blind child, hut when I got on the stage I forgot my blindness when 1 caught sigiit of my nurse and railed out to her, '.Mary, do you see my new shoes?’ ”

An interesting visitor, in the person of .Miss Hastings, grand-daughter of Warren Hastings. India’s greatest administrator, has been the guest of Mrs. Cullen, of North .Street, Palmerston, lately, says the Manawalu standard, and lett ior her home in Lyttelton today, Mis,-. Hastings is 90 years of age, and reads without the aid of glasses; her father was physician to Queen Vietoria, and she worthily upholds the family reputation for mental brilliancy and activity, for her daily record is

*;roator than one would expect from many woman of half her age. In Lyttelton siu* Ims a girls’ Bible clars, and also,conducts Latin, botany, and other classes, and engages in various pursuits that £0 to make up a busy life. At this time, when the Livingstone centenary is awakening the patriotism of Britishers the world over, it is worthy of note that Miss Hastings was one of those who had the privilege of shaking hands with the famous explorer.

The death of .Airs. G. AV. Owon has occurred at the residence of her daughter, Airs. Hughes-Jonos. The' late Airs. Owen was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Christmas Day, 1810. and arrived in .Auckland in ths barque Prince Edward, of. which her late husband was part owner, in May, 18-59. The deceased had been a resident of Ponsonhy for over 40 years. In her earlier days she took great interest in all benevolent work. She nko figured prominently In the AVomon’s Franchise League, and was one of the first seven to enrol under the New Zealand women’s franchise law. Airs. Owen leaves a largo family of six sons and four daughters, 19 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Of her sons, three are in Australia, one in Canada, and Dr. A. Cameron Owen ami Air. Medley Owen arc resident in Auckland. Her daughters are Airs. A. Osborne Knight (Epsom). Mrs. G, H. Baker (Parnell), Airs. E. Hughes ; Jones, and Mrs. H. K. Maddox (Wellington). “BEST HUSBANDS OX EARTH.” The fact that except in the rase of British Columbia there are no divorce laws in Canada, and therefore no divorce courts, speaks volumes for the domestic felicity of the Canadians (says the Vancouver correspondent of a contemporary). The absence of such legislation indicates that there is no pressing need for it., and the practical nonexistence of domestic troubles in the courts goes far* toward proving the claim of Canadians to boiii" the best husbands on earth. This national characteristic is demonstrated in a hundred ways every day in the city streets. The wives are never seen wheeling perambulators if their husbands are with them, nor do the women stagger along under a heavy burden of youthful Immunity. The husband is invariably the horse, and he takes a pride in holding the infant right side up and in a manner which would meet with the approval of the most exacting mother. These conditions are in marked contrast to our neighbours across the border. The British Columbia divorce laws are strictly confined to the province, and no resident of another province can go there for the purpose' of getting the connubial knot untied. The causes for the divorce must occur in British Columbia or the judge will refuse to hear the unsuited pair. A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE BUREAU. Last 'December Father AV. J. Dalton, of the Church of the Annunciation in Kansas City, in view of the numbers of single young people in his flock, instituted a manage bureau, which, according to a report just issued, has been a remarkable success. “Out of 17,000 letters received from all parts of the globe. 400 marriages have been accomplished,” says the report. "Letters mine from Jerusalem, Constantinople, Africa, and South America, and nearly every State in the Union,” the report continues. "AVhen I receive a letter asking for a mate of certain qualifications I refer the writer to one in the Mime section of the country who will come up to the requirements.” Nearly 85 per cent, of the letters received were from women according to Father Dalton. THE GIRL OF SIXTEEN. Plaits and tho girl of sixteen arc synonymous. They provide a suitable way of dressing the hair and keep it in a good condition. One pretty plan is to part the hair from the forehead to the nape of tho neck, make two plaits, fasten a ribbon to the end of each one and then cross them and make a bandeau of the ribbon, tying it in a dainty bow on the top of'tho bead, but well over to the left side. Another arrangement lias tho front locks caught back with a how on the top of the head and then pushed forward to form a soft pompadour over tho forehead. Tho hair at the back nan bo left to hang in a plait and be finished with another ribbon bow half way down its length. Following the prevailing fashion of her elders, tho small girl can have her hair plaited and coiled round just at the hack rf and over the ears with a flat bow of wide ribbon adjusted each side qj the head. A soft fringe of hair over the forehead may be needed to make this dressing a very becoming one.